building a doghouse You want to build a wood doghouse (without beeing a carpenter), would you just starting sawing wood panels, hammering and nailing here and there? Of course the result would be quite bad, that was predictable! Probably it would be much better to ask an expert, see how he builds it, what tools he needs etc. Then, when you have all the information you need, you can start to build the doghouse. You’ll be started much later than someone who do it isntinctly, but probably you’ll finish earlier, with a much better result.